Turbellarians taxon details

Plagiostomum album Hyman, 1938

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158308  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158308)

accepted
Species
Plagiostomum cinctum Meixner, 1938 · unaccepted (Synonimized by Westblad (1956)....)  
Synonimized by Westblad (1956). See also Hyman (1964)
marine
Not documented
Type locality contained in Maine  
type locality contained in Maine [details]
Distribution geographic range not obtained; has been recorded in the Bay of Fundy  
Distribution geographic range not obtained; has been recorded in the Bay of Fundy [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Plagiostomum album Hyman, 1938. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158308 on 2024-11-10
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2005-05-25 10:44:50Z
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2010-06-29 05:44:17Z
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2011-02-23 13:31:30Z
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original description (of Plagiostomum cinctum Meixner, 1938) Meixner, J. (1938). Turbellaria (Strudelwürmer). <em>Die Tierwelt der Nord- und Ostsee. Allgemeiner Teil. In: G. Grimpe, E. Wagler, A Remane (eds).</em> 33(IVb): 1-146, 220 f. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 5, 38 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

taxonomy source (of Plagiostomum cinctum Meixner, 1938) Hyman, L. H. (1964). North American Rhabdocoela and Alloeocoela VII. A new seriate alloeocoel with corrective remarks on alloeocoels. Trans Am Microsc Soc, 83:248-251
note: Confirms the synonymy of P. cinctum with P. album, and shows the priority of the name P. album. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details] 

additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details] 

basis of record (of Plagiostomum cinctum Meixner, 1938) Faubel, A.; Noreña, C. (2001). Turbellaria, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 123-136 (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

source of synonymy (of Plagiostomum cinctum Meixner, 1938) Westblad, E. (1956). Marine "Alloeocoels" (Turbellaria) from North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. II. A new freshwater Plagiostomum species. <em>Arkiv för Zoologi.</em> 9: 131–174. [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Diet generally, most turbellarians are carnivorous or are scavengers on dead animal tissue [details]

Distribution geographic range not obtained; has been recorded in the Bay of Fundy [details]

Habitat benthic [details]

Reproduction hermaphroditic yet self-fertilization is uncommon [details]
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